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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Well, it means teams in the bottom third of the league in revenue don't get absolutely pounded and lose all of their stars. However, you still have to be a very sharp GM to put together a team that consistently makes the playoffs in spite of having a payroll $10 mil under the top teams. You have to consistently draft and develop well, and have almost no margin for error in cap management.
For perspective, shave $8 mil off the Flames current payroll and call that the internal cap, year after year. That's what Poile works with.
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Like Hackey, you're arguing my point for me...yes, what Poile has done is impressive, but it'd be even harder without the cap, as other teams would be spending $20MM above their budget, instead of $8MM
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Originally Posted by LickTheEnvelope View Post
... Eakins' claims Gagne's line played Kessel's line even...
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Originally Posted by Hells Bells View Post
Yeah, Gagner's line was -4 and Kessel's was +4, so it all evened out.
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